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As we are all aware, there is a vast lack of diversity in the tech industry.Today's guest, Melinda Briana Eppler, is trying to change this through her company Change Catalyst.Melinda started her career as an award-winning documentary filmmaker with a passion for social change. She is now channeling her passion into solving the diversity issue in tech (and tech-adjacent fields) through her work as a strategic advisor to tech companies and startups, venture capital firms, innovation hubs, and governments around the world.In this episode, you'll hear about how Melinda left filmmaking for tech, how the tech industry came to be this way, and how we can change it. She explains the challenges and biases embedded within the venture capital model and how underrepresented identities are still being held to much higher standards.Learn about the importance of hiring outside of your network, what solopreneurs can do to become allies, and practical advice for diversifying your team from the beginning while Melinda also weighs in on what happened at Basecamp.More than ever, our world is shaped by technology, so it is crucial that technology is envisioned and built from more than one point of view.Here's a peek at what else we discuss: An introduction to Melinda and her business Change Catalyst.  Melinda explains why she chose the tech industry for her work in diversity and inclusion. Practices and advice for building a diverse team.  How solopreneurs can be allies by incorporating diversity into their supply chains.  Melinda shares her view on the employee exodus that happened at Basecamp.   How the tech industry came to be this way: people hiring people who look like them.  The importance of looking outside of your network. How these ideas are received in the venture capital and startup worlds.  Why VCs are more likely to diversify their portfolios than diversify within their own firms.  Why people with underrepresented identities are still being held to higher standards. How the level of bias is more extreme in the tech industry than in other industries. How Melinda's passion for motorcycles fits into her brand. This week's Joy: Melinda's joys are motorcycle riding and nature. She believes getting out into nature is really important.This week's Hustle: Melinda's hustle is Evernote. She finds Evernote a more convenient and efficient way to write notes compared to paper notebooks.Resources Change Catalyst Evernote Melinda Briana Epler Podcast Melinda Briana Epler on Instagram  Melinda Briana Epler on LinkedIn  Melinda Briana Epler on Twitter Marvelous, our online teaching & coaching platform Marvelous on Instagram Marvelous on Twitter This podcast is brought to you by the Marvelous online teaching platform.Marvelous is an easy-to-use platform that helps you build and sell your own courses, memberships, and live-streamed programs. Go from idea to open for business in just minutes. Unlike other startups, Marvelous was created by women for women. If you're looking for a simple, streamlined way to build and grow an online business. You can learn more at Marvelous.

Sometimes we go astray, and sometimes God leads us back to the right path. What does that look like? Melinda's trendy style (0:24) God corrects those He loves (1:19) A verse God used to correct Melinda (4:10) How God radically redirected Trevor's career (7:44) The dark time Trevor went through (12:56) Correction can be painful (16:10) Sometimes God just moves bad things out of the way (18:49) How your experiences can help others (21:35) Childhood memories from back-to-school season (24:00) Why Trevor used to run laps around his house in his underwear (26:20) How Melinda reasoned her way out of going to school (29:05) Full-circle: how God spoke to Melinda when she was on the subway (33:19) // You're about to hear two NYC artists discuss how to pursue God, music, and a fulfilling life. This is Stronger Voices. // Stronger Voices on Instagram (@strongervoicespodcast) https://www.instagram.com/strongervoicespodcast/ Melinda May on Instagram (@melindamaymusic)https://www.instagram.com/melindamaym... Melinda May on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/1JXkuENRWeDlyWf8x66zCK Trevor Knight on Instagram (@trevorjknight)https://www.instagram.com/trevorjknight Trevor Knight on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7srmrxaVBAPFgbewYGgVrd

Comments or Questions? Email me at nick@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter. Melinda Long had written books before but when she discovered that at the time there were very few children's books about pirates, she decided to write one.  About the same time her book was to come out, Disney released Pirates of the Caribbean.  Talk about being in the right place at the right time. In this episode: How Melinda got her book published The process of writing a children's book How her work took on a life of it's own via a sequel and a play Thank you so much for tuning in (or back into) the show, this is my first episode as host of this wonderful ship that Phil Johnson built.  While he has provided so much support and training to have me take over the show, this first effort has all the marks of "what is this guy thinking?!?"  But we have to start somewhere.  The interview is lovely, Melinda couldn't have been a better first guest for me, I hope you tune in to listen to this and all upcoming episodes as I get better at this. Today's show is sponsored by: Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!  http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com   Important Websites: Melinda Long https://www.melindalong.com/           Comments or Questions? Email me at nick@underthecrossbones.com   Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/205   Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support    Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-crossbones-the-pirate-podcast/id1039621331   Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes.   Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbones  

In today’s episode of Just the Tips, Dean and I talk with a serial entrepreneur who has such a fascinating and surprising background, you’re going to want to hear everything she has to say. Melinda Wittstock, CEO and founder of social marketing firm Verifeed. If you’re unsure what your ROI is on your social accounts, and even unsure of whether you’re reaching your ideal audience to begin with, you need to listen to this episode. Melinda is so far ahead of the curve when it comes to analyzing and understanding social media, this episode could have a huge impact on your business. A born entrepreneur with an eye on what’s next Melinda told Dean and me how her grandmother was actually the first to see in her the entrepreneurial spirit. At the age of 5 she went around to her neighbors and sold them tickets to a ballet performance she was putting on by herself, and she charged her dad with finding 100 seats for it. And her grandmother looked her in the eye and said, “Melinda, you’re disruptive.” Of course, it would be years later before “disruptive” was a business buzzword, but Melinda was living it from Day One. She continued in that vein as she went through college, creating an advertising department and distribution system for her student newspaper, and going on to be a business reporter for the Times of London by the age of 22. Melinda, quite simply, gets things done, and you’ll want to hear her story in this episode of Just the Tips. Stop talking to the wrong people on social media Social media is everywhere, but it’s so hard to tell who’s who, who’s legit, and who might actually be interested in what you’re putting out into the world. Melinda’s firm Verifeed is a “social intelligence” firm, which provides a real-time barometer of what’s being discussed on social media, and by whom. So for instance, say you own a natural supplement company. You may want to find people who are discussing or liking natural remedies, or yoga, or some other related interest. Now go on Twitter and try to do that yourself. Verifeed actually sorts that information for you, so you can talk directly to your ideal customers. How does it do that? You’ll want to listen to this episode of Just the Tips to find out. “Turning social media from a cost center to a profit center” Melinda says something in this episode that I think we all know, but rarely put into words. If you want to get return on your social—whether that’s revenue or simply followers and audience growth—you have to speak with a human voice. Brands that speak with an authentic human voice vastly outperform those that have a corporate voice on social, says Melinda. In fact, Melinda believes in that principle so much, that Verifeed’s entire business model is based around its ROA, or Return on Authenticity, Score. As she tells it, her company combines the human element—understanding clients’ businesses and ideal customers—with a sophisticated machine learning, artificial intelligence program that scans social media for influencers, and helps businesses see where their efforts are paying off. It’s a mind-blowing process that you have to hear her explain to believe. Give give give give ask Because this show is called Just the Tips, we had to ask Melinda how a company can know if it’s being authentic. What are the qualities of an authentic message? As Melinda tells it, you have to really know and live your “why,” why you’re doing what you’re doing. And then from there, you have to have a genuine interest in your customers. What are they interested in? What do they enjoy and why do they like the things that relate to your business? A big part of that, she says, it’s understanding it’s about your customers, about them, and not about you. So the old method of just broadcasting about yourself doesn’t work. What does work? Well, you’ll want to listen to find out. Outline of This Episode [3:00] How Melinda got started on this path at the age of 5 [10:20] The challenges of social media [13:00] How to get return on your social [15:15] What’s behind the Return on Authenticity? [16:40] Living in a C2B world [21:13] What makes a message authentic? [24:13] Examples of companies being authentic Resources & People Mentioned Verifeed For a consultation Music for “Just The Tips” is titled, “Happy Happy Game Show” by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Connect With James and Dean James P. Friel: AutoPilot Entrepreneur Program: www.jamespfriel.com/autopilot Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/autopilotentrepreneur Site: www.jamespfriel.com Dean Holland: Blog: www.DeanHolland.com FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/DeanHollandHQ Digital Business Entrepreneurs: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DigitalBusinessEntrepreneurs/  

What does it take to whether an art critique and come out the other side ready to continue to create? How do you receive criticism and move forward? I had the pleasure to sit down with the artist, Melinda Cootsona. In our conversation, Melinda opened up about how she transitioned from her work in interior design to painting, how she organized her very first open studio, why it’s important to put yourself out there early, her work with cold wax, and so much more! I know that artists like you will get a lot of enjoyment out of Melinda’s distinct perspective and her helpful advice to budding artists. What it’s like to organize and hold your first open studio. Have you ever held an open studio for your artwork? What was it like? What kind of feedback did you receive? How early in your career did you hold it? Artist Melinda Cootsona held her first open studio early on in her career. She held the open studio in her home and enjoyed the feedback via purchases and responses from her viewers. She’s had several since that first one and encourages artists getting started to go for it and hold an open studio as soon as they have a good collection of work to display. What can you learn from Melinda’s experience? How to receive criticism and move forward. How do you receive a critique of your artwork? Do you seek them out and look forward to learning from them or do you struggle with receiving them constructively? My guest, Melinda Cootsona was candid enough to open up and share from her perspective and how she faced critiques of her artwork. Melinda says that she experiences a sort of detachment from the criticism that she hears regarding her work. She doesn’t take the criticism personally and encourages artists to do all they can to cultivate that sort of healthy detachment that keeps them from taking the critiques personally. What has been your experience with criticism? Why it’s important to connect with a mentor. Do you have people in your circle that you go to and receive feedback on your artwork? Are there other artists that you are in contact with whose opinion you can trust? Artist Melinda Cootsona shared with me during our conversation that she has relied heavily on mentors as she has progressed in her career. She also encourages artists who are just getting started to take the initiative and connect with a mentor as soon as possible. Melinda says that connecting with a mentor can have a huge impact on an artist's ability to get feedback, push toward goals, and expand their perspectives. Have you connected with a mentor? What was your experience? Overcoming self-doubt and the downward spiral. What do you do when you run into self-doubt and the occasional downward spiral that can plague the experience of an artist. Are there best practices that have helped you address this difficulty? My guest, Melinda Cootsona took the time in our conversation to open up about her own experience with self-doubt and the downward spiral. There is two point that Melinda touches on in addressing this difficulty among artists; first, she says it’s important to understand that every artist goes through this, you are not alone. Second, Melinda makes the point that the only way to the work is through the work, meaning, if you want to break out of the downward spiral and figure out what to do next, you’ve just got to start working. Can you relate to Melinda’s perspective? Share what’s worked for you! Outline of This Episode [1:00] I introduce my guest, Melinda Cootsona. [2:30] Melinda talks about how she got started on her journey as an artist. [4:00] What was Melinda’s first open studio like? [6:30] Receiving an art critique. [9:00] Melinda talks about personal successes along the way. [13:00] Why it’s important to connect with a mentor. [18:00] Learning from setbacks and failures. [24:30] Melinda talks about her work with cold wax. [31:00] How Melinda starts a painting. [35:00] Melinda’s habits in the studio. [37:30] Using music during the creative process. [40:30] Don’t wait too long before you approach a gallery! [45:00] Dealing with self-doubt as an artist. [47:00] Artwork by living artists that Melinda would love to own. Other artists mentioned on this episode Richard Diebenkorn Alex Kanevsky Christopher Brown Manuel Neri Resources Mentioned on this episode https://www.melindacootsona.com/ https://www.facebook.com/melindacootsonafineart/ Melinda Cootsona (@mlcstudios) • Instagram photos and videos Melinda’s Book: Open Your Studio: Nine Steps to A Successful Art Event Connect With Antrese On Facebook On Pinterest On Instagram On Twitter

This episode is a Wild Soul Interview with Melinda Lee Holm, an amazing LA based Tarot Reader, and the founder of Prescription Adornments, her sacred jewelry line for medicine and energetic balance. She has a brand new TAROT line (!), which are pieces that hold the frequencies of certain cards. They are gorgeous, and I'm so excited to introduce everyone to them! I met Melinda at a Tarot class in LA, and was deeply struck by her kindness, her wisdom, her openness and her warmth. Since getting to know her, my respect and love for her has only deepened. She is an amazing woman, full of beauty and medicine, and chock full of wisdom from her 20+ years of reading and studying Tarot. It was so much fun to talk with her, and I'm so excited to share this with you today! In this conversation, Melinda and I dive deeply into: • Current Astrological energy at play: New Moon in Libra (2:38) • Happy Scorpio Season! (8:50) • Rebekah Erev's beautiful participatory documentary film around Queer Mikveh (9:47) • Reina Gossett (18:00) • Melinda’s process for her writings for The Numinous (23:13) • The mysterious process of reading the Tarot (25:23) • How Melinda found Tarot + how she began utilizing it in the early nineties (34:11) • Melinda’s journey through trauma, PTSD, and how that has informed her healing work (38:38) • Tower card medicine (46:59) • Melinda’s background as an art major, and how she began working with Crystals (53:45) • How Melinda quit her day job, and how an article in Vogue kicked off a whole new level of her work (1:06:00) • Melissa’s inspiration + process for creating the Tarot jewelry line: High Priestess, Empress, Strength, Death (1:22:01) • Melinda’s relationship with The Star and The Hierophant (1:31:58) • Challenges of the Four of Pentacles (1:34:49) • Transiting through The Star (1:37:04) Find full show notes for this episode: https://wildsoulpodcast.com/blog/sacred-self-adornment-melinda-lee-holm Follow Melinda at http://www.melindaleeholm.com/ and on Instagram at @melindaleeholm ABOUT THE PODCAST Hosted by intuitive tarot reader, holistic counselor and teacher, Lindsay Mack, Tarot for the Wild Soul is a weaving of deep conversations with folks who use Tarot in their lives, channeled energetic offerings, intuitive readings on the months ahead, and mini Tarot lessons. ABOUT LINDSAY Lindsay is an intuitive tarot reader, holistic counselor, teacher and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. She is the founder of Wild Soul Healing and Tarot for the Wild Soul, as well as the host of this podcast. She has been studying and reading Tarot for over 20 years. As a joyful and healthy survivor of childhood abuse & PTSD, Lindsay is passionately dedicated to honoring and helping to bring space, light and healing to those who are experiencing mental, emotional or physical suffering. It is an organic part of her healing work with the Tarot, and she is honored to be sharing these offerings to those who feel called to them. WEBSITE: www.lindsaymack.com INSTAGRAM: @wildsoulhealing MUSIC: www.bensounds.com

We talk to Melinda Gunther of Naples Modern in Naples, Florida about how she uses Pinterest to sell a lifestyle and bring in business. You'll learn: 1. How Melinda uses Pinterest to define herself as an agent and attract clients by selling a lifestyle. 2. How Pinterest has helped Melinda from an SEO perspective. 3. Why Melinda includes a property address in every pin. 4. Where you should source images from if you're an agent using Pinterest. 5. How Melinda has succeeded with an organic social media strategy. 6. How clients have found Melinda through Pinterest. 7. Why this is one of our favorite Snapshot episodes! Links mentioned: Realvolve Melinda's Pinterest Page    

In this podcast episode I interview Naturopath Melinda King about her stress management program Crazy 2 Calm, and we chat about her recent New York trip where she explored healthy restaurants, attended a seminar by Gabby Bernstein, Spirit Junkie and generally had a good time. Podcast Breakdown: 0:55 A bit about Melinda and her personal health journey and how she got into Naturopathy. 6:23 What has Melinda been getting up to lately? She discusses her New York trip and her mission to find healthy places to eat while there. 12:18 Melinda talks about her experience attending the Gabby Bernstein - Spirit Junkie seminar. 15:54 How Melinda developed the ideas for her Crazy 2 Calm program with a 'Think Week' in Bali. 18:26 A bit more about the Crazy 2 Calm program 19:44 Step 1- Unwind 20:26 Step 2 - Nourish 20:52 Step 3 - Breathe 21:12 Step 4 - Accept 21:34 Step 5 - Surrender 22:19 Step 6 - Slow 22:45 Step 7 - Refresh 23:03 Step 8 - Connect 23:22 Step 9 - Love 24:00 Step 10 - Create 27:40 Some of the effects stress can have on our health, in particular the way stress affects our nervous system balance which can impede digestion, hormone health, skin health and more. 31:30 The importance of addressing stress as the root cause of ill health 33:06 The ability to heal from injuries and illnesses is affected by stress 33:41 What do you do when you're too time poor to meditate? 34:42 the 4:2, 6:2 breath as a quick and easy way to pull out of sympathetic nervous system dominance 35:55 How to deal with negative/draining people. 37:19 How to pull yourself out of a bad day. 41:52 Affirmations to get through a bad day and when you feel pressured to be a certain way. 43:50 Why you should set your happiness around gratitude rather than goal achievement 46:55 Stress busting diet 48:51 The importance of blood sugar control for stable mood 50:50 Balanced blood sugar levels for stronger willpower to reduce emotional eating 52:15 Getting on top of the basics: Sleep, stress, whole food diet. 56:08 Our favourite calming herbs 59:28 How to connect with us

Who is Melinda Yeaman and What is Outlier Magazine   Melinda Yeaman is an online marketing veteran of 15 years who unplugged from her corporate career path to become an entrepreneur and to live an authentic, passionate life. Her experience in graphic & web design, e-commerce, social and tech enables her to fuel success in her own brands as well as those of her clients and associates. As an Outlier herself, Melinda co-hosts the Outlier On Air podcast, and assists in the growth of Outlier Labs, Magazine and Conferences to provide a springboard for startups. Outlier is a entrepreneurial company that helps people start, grow and scale their business. The Outlier brand not only includes Outlier Magazine but also a co-working space and destination conferences. Melinda's Story She started working a corporate job in college to help pay for college but it ended up pulling her away from college and she never finished college. So she went on to get married and have kids. She first ventured into the entrepreneurial space because she wanted to be able stay home with her kids. She tried to negotiate with her boss at her corporate job so that she could work from home but the president of the company wasn’t onboard. She worked out an arrangement to leave the company to start her own business but was then able to land her old company as her first client. Over time her client base continued to grow until it grew to the point where she had to decision.She had to decide whether to go all in on that business and hire a large staff to run the business or go back to the corporate world where she could theoretically have a more manageable work life and not have work consume her life. She dove back into the corporate world with the attitude that she was going to make as much money as possible. She had great success, worked her way up the corporate ladder, made great money and basically worked herself into the proverbial “Golden Handcuffs” She started to feel the pull of the entrepreneurial life again. She was planning her exit, listening to podcasts and so unhappy that she literally prayed for an answer. The very next day she got laid off! She viewed it as a sign and her permission slip to go after her dreams. She went back into consulting but this time for larger clients and really focused on networking within her own community. It was at one of these local networking events that someone mentioned how she should connect with Ever Gonzalez. She "said yes" to the opportunity and called him that night. They met the next day and Outlier was born! In This Episode You Will Learn How a lay off literally answered  her prayers. The importance of connecting and adding value even when you are not getting paid. Why you should connect online. find a mentor and look for masterminds. Then spend the time and money to go meet these online connections in person at conferences and seminars. The importance of connecting and adding value within your own community. How to take advantage of ”People Fuel” and why you need to strengthen your “Bravery Muscle”. Why you should avoid “Social Arrogance” and add value to everyone you meet. The realities of dealing with the "Entrepreneurial Sickness". The importance of organization and systemizing your work/life balance. How Melinda learned to create  a schedule WITH her family. and the importance of managing expectations with your family and friends. How to focus on the quality of time not the quantity of time. Give yourself permission for small blocks of focused family time. Carve out time specifically for that purpose. Where to find Melinda and Outlier Magazine   Website: http://www.outliermagazine.co/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/melindayeaman Podcast in Itunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-on-air-interviewing/id773017934?mt=2   Call to Action As I mentioned at the end of the episode, I need your feedback! What problems are you having with your Second Half Comeback? What kind of Comeback are you trying to make: start a business, health and fitness, relationships, travel, retirement, other unique, amazing dreams? I want to hear about it and I want to help! Please give me your feedback in the comments or via email to dg@secondhalfcomeback.com. Better yet, Sign up for the email list!  

In this episode I have the great opportunity to interview Melinda Miller (@mmiller7571). I have followed her for a long time on Twitter, and I loved the podcast she did with @ScottElias called Practical Principals. That great podcast partly inspired me to start this podcast. I still haven't found a podcast that talks about the real issues that are facing to Our conversation covers these topics: How she gets teachers on board with technology. How she allows teachers to filter out what she says and when. She gives her thoughts on requirements for teacher's blogs, which are a requirement for her. How Melinda deals with the roadblocks of implementing new things (including technology). How she knows how hard to push her teachers, and what to focus on when she is pushing her teachers. How she allows her faculty to talk to her about when she is pushing too hard. How she implemented 1:1 Chromebooks in 4th grade when a bunch of other stuff was coming down the pike. How she prepares for the beginning of a new school year. (And here is the ASCD article on her flipped faculty meeting.) Keep your flipped faculty meetings short, to the point, and give teachers plenty of time to look at the information. Most important tip for starting flipped facutly meetings. How important it is to have video or audio to help people not misunderstand what they are doing wrong.